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l E. B. GOELET.

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No. 431,693. Patented July 8, 1890.

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GAR GOUPLING.

No. 431,693. n l Patented July 8v, 1890.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD B. GOELET, OF NEV ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOR TO THE GOELET AUTOMATIC CAR COUPLER'AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 431,693, dated July 8, 1890.

Application filed April 17, 1890.

To all whom, t may concern.-

Be. it, known that I, EDWARD B. GOELET, of New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of Louisiana, have invented certain new and us'eful Improvements ill Car-Couplings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a f ull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to lnake and use the 1o same.

My invention relates to an ilnprovelnent in car-couplings, the object being to provide a coupling peculiarly adapted for service upon freight-cars, which will act automatically, may

l5 be easily arranged to couple with cars of different heights, and which will be durable, simple, and economical and insure safety to the brakenlan or other attendant having the coupling of cars in supervision.

With these several ends in view my invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view showing the coupling on the end of a car. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section.

Fig. 3 is a plan view. Fig. 4 is a sectional.

view of a modification. Fig. 5 is a detached 3o view of the preferred form of link. Fig. 6

is a similar view of the preferred form of coupling-pin, and Fig. 7 is a detached view of the clutch-block. i

A represents the draw-bar of a freight-car,A

3 5 the same being lnade of steel, wrought or cast iron, and in substantially the shape shown in the drawings, with a longitudinal cavity or throat l formed through the center to receive the link and clutch-block, anda coupling-pin 4o hole 2 formed vertically through the drawhead and cavity to receive the coupling-pin.

The floor of the cavity or throat preferably slopes downwardly as it extends forward, the

object of whichv construction is to facilitate the forward movement ofV the clutch-block 3 fitted in the cavity or throat and an abrupt shoulder 4 is forlned at the forward edge of the pin-hole to limit the forward movement of this clutch-block by the abutment of the 5o latter against it. As the clutch-block is of somewhat peculiar construction, it deserves a serial No. 348,309. (Na model.)

'moments attention. This block is provided with a concaved recess 5, eXtendlng transversely and horizontally in the outerface ofthe block, the purpose of which recess is to receive an end of the coupling-link. The advantages of the clutch-block with a mouth leading back froln a fiat or square front wall and a pin-seat on top above thenlouth are, first, the mouth securely clutches the end of the link, so that vthe outer end of the link will not drop when disengaged, and, second,bythe entering end of the link passing into the mouth of the clutchblock, when the block is pushed back and the pins falls, it at once engages and enters the opening in the link,whereas without the mouth the pin would often fall on the end of the link before the opening of same reached the position under the pin. l Aslight recess or de by the entrance of the link protruding from.-

the carto be coupled into -thekrecess/. The rear end of the clutch-block terminates in a shank 8, which passes through a check-block 8 with a nut, riveted head, or other device on its end to prevent said rod from withdrawing from said check-block, and the encircling spiral spring 9 with the front end shouldered against the clutch-block and the rear end shouldered against the check-block. They check -block is provided with a hole 11l through it at right angles to and above or be-v low the hole through which the connectingrod passes. This last hole is for passing through a bolt for bolting the check-block in place, and thus secure the clutch-block and spring in place. The object of this construction is to make my coupling attachable to an ordinary drawfhead. The action of the spring or springs is to normally force the clutchblock forward against the shoulder when the coupling-pin'is relnoved or to force and hold the link securely against the pin when'the latter is in position of holding the link in place. The preferred forln of link employed is that shown in Fig. -that is, one bent continuously froln end to end. The advantage IOO derived by bending the link froni one end to the other isthat in this manner the link is made to incline either upward or downward at its outer end to enter a draw-head above the one in which the link is located, or one below owing to the fact that draw-heads are often at varying heights on diferent cars, especially when one car is heavily laden and the next car is empty. For iiner adjustments in the inclination of link a set-screw 12 is provided beneath the clutch-block. By turning this in orout the clutch-block is raised or lowered.

A projection 13 is usually made on the top ofthe draw-head, through which the hole for the coupling-pin is formed. The upper end' of the pin is flattened and the hole is made to conform to shape of the pin. A plate-spring 14, secured to the draw-head in either manner shown, straddles thispin and by its tension prevents the pin from Working out accidentally, andA also prevents its withdrawal beyond a certain point.

To raise the pin to uneouple cars, therocking bar 15, mounted in loops 16 16 on the ends of the cars, is provided. These`bars termi,- nate with handles 17 17, by which they are rocked fromthe side of the cars, and in the middle they each have an outwardly-project E ingarm 18 slotted to straddle or receive lthe upper endof the coupling-pins. In the modiication the set-screw is omitted, and the shank 8 is hooked or otherwise secured to the checkblock 8a.

' It is evident that slight changes mightl be resorted to'in the form and arrangement of the several-parts described'without departing from the spirit' and scope of my invention, and hence I do not'wish to limit myself to the precise construction herein set forth; but, S Having fullydesribed my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, i`s-f1" 1. The combination, with a draw-head, of a check-block independent of the draw-head, a single'bolt passing through the two sides of the draw-head and through the check-block 'for removably securing the latter in place, a clutch-block the shank of which passesthrou gh the check-block, and a spring bearing against 'the check-block for forcing the clutch-block toward the mouth of the draw-head, substantially as set forth.

2. In a car-coupling, the combination, with `a drawhead having a longitudinal cavity therein and a pin-hole formed vertically 'therein, of a link curved from end to end and a Ipin adapted to secure th'e link in the cavity,

substantially. as set forth.

3. In a car-coupling, the combination, with .a draw-head having a longitudinal cavity therein, of a spring-actuated clutch -block and a set-screw beneath the block for regulating the vertical position of the latter within the cavity, substantially as set' forth.

4. In a car-coupling, the combination, with `a draw-head having a longitudinal cavity in its center, the bottom of said' cavity sloping downward and a shoulder and'lip at or near fthe outer end of the cavity, of a link, a pin,

spring, and means for raising the pin, substantially as set forth. 5. The combination, with a draw-head, of a spring-actuated clutch-block having a concaved recess extending transverselyand'horiizontally in the outer' face and a recess in its `.top, of a pin adapted to be seated in the top recess, a spring for holding the pin-down, and means forv raising they pin, substantially as .fortlL p In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence ofV two subscribing Witnesses.

EDVARD B. GCE-LET.

Witnesses:

ELIZABETH G. ROGERS, LIZZIE SANDUSKY. 

